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Discussion => Off topic => Topic started by: OMG2012 on January 30, 2012, 10:42 pm

Title: Are we a community or a bunch of individuals?
Post by: OMG2012 on January 30, 2012, 10:42 pm


We are a special community no?  ???

I found  this place through one of the vendors, and after thinking  of it as a mass  global 'ebay 4 drugs' i was wrong there is much much more to the Silk Road new community.

Yes drugs are being sold, and they are not cheap. In fact nearly every prohibited narcotic that has  been made infamous in a certain part of the world is now available for mail order. This opens up a whole range of potentially amazing once in a lifetime or dangerously life threatening experiences by a few clicks of the mouse and some nervous anticipation when waiting for the postman   every morning.
Within SR friendships and relationships even animosities are  developing through drug sales and forum reviews are based  around a central theme  of 'trust'. The strong desire to make SR work is shown by its users. There are a bunch  of established vendors who now  have built up a rapport through trading with  a finite number of real honest   customers in amongst  an infinite  number of scammers, cheats  ,liars, thieves and (heaven forbid) Law Enforcement Officials.

Oh yes I am guessing nearly all of us have been caught  out at some point, and  I bet I  am not the only member worried and constantly looking over my shoulder half expecting a visit from whoever has intercepted the (surprisingly  small) number of orders that  were  'lost at sea'.

Silk Road  has changed my  life, rather  than being constantly demonized  by my nearest and dearest   for being a  ‘junkie’(even though I am a middle aged professional father) I was/am still my parents little secret ‘druggie’ son, and the secrecy about enjoying getting high  is much less an issue now I have a great outlet in the forums and  personal  friendships from SR that I am not bottling anything in.  That is not to say I am  a  social  failure, however I live in a society that frowns upon  and takes  legal action against anyone  openly supporting the use of ‘drugs’  And I love most  drugs moderately .

Well I am happy to say  here that I am a poly drug user with stimulants ranging from   ice to caffeine in the morning slowly unwinding through the day with a mixture of CNS  downers, opiates  marijuana and sleeping pills. Of course weekends are for raving rolling and tweaking. Man I love SR.

 These days I am  getting great advice on issues I knew very little. So Silk Road is much more than a place I buy drugs. It is now a global gathering place where goods are offered and  there is huge discussion  on a wide range of issues that lots of people round the World have in common. It also goes some way to show that drug users are not all junkie washouts and not  all sellers  are mafia type criminals.  Although I am sure there are   some big   boys making use of the net to reach out and extend their customer base.
I hope Silk Road will be viewed as a major stepping stone in the global liberalization of drugs and drug advisory services. Without a doubt some of the best shit I have only ever dreamt about has fallen through my letterbox and I feel a more enriched confident  character because of it.

Tell  us what you love  about Silk  Road, maybe we can  get some form of spiritual heartbeat  going?
Title: Re: Are we a community or a bunch of individuals?
Post by: John Keats on January 31, 2012, 01:10 am
Gosh a spiritual heartbeat sure would be grand, but the sad truth is that we are just a "community" of individuals. While Silk Road's anonymity is fantastic, all it allows us to do is exchange the money for the drugs and move on. That's about as much trust we can give; anymore and that new buddy who's coming over to get a buzz could be a LEO or you finalize early because you've done business before and you could get scammed. If anyone is here to make friends, they're in the wrong place and sometimes its difficult to remember that (especially for loners like me).

What Silk Road represents is a group of individuals who stride towards a common purpose and embody several of the same ideals. The idea of SR being a community is really an illusion, while in reality we're just a bunch of strangers with nothing more than an at times silly alias to distinguish amongst one another.

Hopefully if we take the appropriate measures to legalize substances then we will be able to finally throw off the cloaks we're all wearing (oh how melodramatic).
Title: Re: Are we a community or a bunch of individuals?
Post by: v01d on January 31, 2012, 01:31 am
We are a community I would say. We are all striving for the betterment of drug control, drug safety, and the free market.
Every user(as a whole) is welcomed and treated with respect. I personally love silk road for the fact that it demonstrates what would happen to drugs if introduced into a mass free market. Quality will increase, prices will decrease, irresponsible using will diminish, and overall productivity will increase.
Title: Re: Are we a community or a bunch of individuals?
Post by: WTMtuna on January 31, 2012, 02:24 am
great posts everybody. v01d, you stole the words right outta my mouth.

i do feel as if we are a community here, we are all participating in free-trading of consumer goods. we all understand that free will is the most valuable trait of humans and we capitalize on it through this website. no tie downs of banks intercepting our transactions. this website is here for good and i am glad to be apart of this revolution.

Let me put in my two cents -

with this anonymous market place, the only thing that gets you sales is the reputation you earn with your customers. and there is no fear of anybody else stealing your business, unless you over price your products or send out low quality product.


Title: Re: Are we a community or a bunch of individuals?
Post by: jedieclipse on January 31, 2012, 02:33 am
Seems like a community to me. I am new here to SR and I have already received more help and information in an extremely expedient manner. Much better than I thought for a website of the type. Hopefully I will eventually be able to aid the community, instead of just asking questions all the time c:
Title: Re: Are we a community or a bunch of individuals?
Post by: OMG2012 on January 31, 2012, 09:51 pm
To all those who believe that profit is their only concern and this is  just a widening  of customer base. Please remember you are making history like it or not  ;D

Some forum sagas are fascinating, almost bordering on insane real Hollywood  drama  .

However the forum and member to member contact also creates an information superhighway with all about SR and more. And of course a handful of extremely successful sellers   have built up regular client/customer relationships that are as extensive and personal as they are anonymous. 

We are a community I think  we are an economic commercial political organization leading  a fight against the global prohibition of drugs.

But fuck the revolution I'm too stoned ;D
Title: Re: Are we a community or a bunch of individuals?
Post by: racidacid on January 31, 2012, 11:25 pm
I'd like to think that we are :) a good time to gather contacts and later friends that could benefit each other greatly!
Title: Re: Are we a community or a bunch of individuals?
Post by: foxymeow on February 01, 2012, 04:42 am

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Well I am happy to say  here that I am a poly drug user with stimulants ranging from   ice to caffeine in the morning slowly unwinding through the day with a mixture of CNS  downers, opiates  marijuana and sleeping pills. Of course weekends are for raving rolling and tweaking. Man I love SR.


Tell  us what you love  about Silk  Road, maybe we can  get some form of spiritual heartbeat  going?

Hey, I see psychedelics lacking from that list. That saddens me...why don't you PGP me your addy and I'll send you some samples so you tack some psychedelics on that list. 25I is definitely my new favorite drug as its easier to handle than LSD. I can only take LSD super occasionally.